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To ALL WHoM rr MAY coNcERN:

Bc it known that I, IRA STANBERY, of the city of St. Louis, county of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful improvements in "Safety-Rainy for double and single harness; and I hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon,

The nature of my invention consists in having small, strong reins, made of leather or any other material, which are attached to the full Kimball-Jackson over-head check-rein, half KimballvJackson, or 'to any other check-rein, between the water-hook and horses head, so that the check, as a check, is not disturbed in the least when the safety-rein is not in use; then passing back through an elevated dee, placed on top of the water-hook on double harness, and through subdivisions in the terrets or dees on the single harness, then with the drivingreins to the drivcrs hand, so that I use thc line within a line.. The elevated dee on the water-hooks is especially for double harness, and subdivisions in ordinary dees for single harness. The attachment of my rein to eheck.

rein is about half-way from water-hook to top of horses head, by means of buckles.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to drawings. i

Figure I is inv safety-reins, as applied to doubic harness, with my improved water-hook especially for safety-reins. i

Figure II represents rear and sido view of doublcharness saddle-tree, showing improved water-hook for same.

Figure III represents my safety-reins, as applied to and used lon single harness, with the improved subdivided dees especially for safety-reins. I

Figure IV represents rear and side view of saddle-tree for single harness, with the improved subdivided dees or terrets for safety-reins.

I will irst describe the manner in which my safety-reins are made and used on the double harness, as it is on the double harness I claim the greatest advantage. The. h-arnessis au ordinary one, with my reins and improved water-hooks for my reins, anda full or half Kimball-JacksonA check. to which my reins are attached, but they may be uscdin connection with any other check.

A A are my saietydincs, passing from the drivers hands, through the driving-reins, to and through my improved water-hook a to the check, and attached thereto at B. ach safcty-rein is independent, and controls one horse only, so thatchecking one does not interfere with the other, thus giving the driver great advantage over all other safety-reins. C is the full KimballJackson overhead check, consisting of an extra bit held .inV the mouth by the `lines I passing through loop c, over the'head, through loops on top of bridle at d, and uniting with my safety-lines at B.

My improvement inA water-hook consists ofia small dce above the hook proper, through which my safety- Xein passes, whiclrkeeps it in place, and prevents entanglement with the driving-reins. It may be madewith or without the division-post, as represented by o. By attaching my safety-reins a-t B, and carrying them back through my elevated dce for that purpose, and using the Kimball-Jackson check, either full or hal-f, as on single or double harness, I am `able to get sufficient purchase to stop any horse with a slight pull on my safetyrein, and, being independent, I cheek one horse without annoying the other. And my combination leaves myreins free andconvenient when not in use, as my improved water-hook and dees keep them separate.

In Fig. III I represent my safety-reins as used on single harness. D D are the safety-reins, passing from driver's hands, through the driving-reins, to and through subdivided tcrrets or dees, to the full or half Kimball- Jackson check;7 as represented, and attaching at E, thus leaving the check in full operation, as a check, when my safety-reins are not in usc. F is the tcrrct, with subdivision e for my rein or any safety-rein. My rein may he.attached to any check with tbc same advantage, in proportion, as to the KimballJackson checks. By attaching my reins at B and E, and passing them back, as represented, I have .a direct action upon the lrorses mouth, and with the Kimball-Jackson cheek I am able to lift the horses head, by direct action upon the upper part of the mouth, and prevent kicking or running, as the horse cannot control the bit when acted upon by my reins.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The attaching of my safety-rein to the Kimball-Jackson over-heed vcheek," or any other check,

I back of the top of the horse's heed and forwnrd ef the water-hook, as represented, for the use and purpose ns herein specified and set forth.

2. 'lhe passing of the lines or safety-reins, as attached, through my elevated terret er dee on my double harness, and through the subdivisions' of the terrets" or dees en my single harness, for the use and purpese es specified and herein set forth.

3. The small terret or dee elevated 'above the waiter-hook, with or without'division-pest o and the subdivisions e in the (lees F F, for lilies on single harness, all for my safety-reins or any other snfety-reins, for the use and purpose as specified and here-in setl forth. l e

4. The combination of my attachment of my safety-reins to the cheeks at B and E, passingr them through elevated terret H or subdivided terrets F F to the driver's hands, by enclosing them within the driving-reins, thus using the line withinn line for the use a-nil purpose :1s specified nml herein set forth.

IRA STANBERY.

Witnesses:

F. D. STANBEnY, IRA STANBERY, J r. 

